Chapter 40 The territory is the kingdom's life, and its life is its own
Located at the northern end of the Elwyn Forest, next to Stormwind, Northshire is the heart of the Stormwind Kingdom, which has not been attacked since its founding. In fact, the people of the Stormwind Kingdom never thought that Northshire would be drawn into the flames of war.
Since the founding of the Stormwind Kingdom, it has never been invaded by foreign enemies, and the most troublesome enemies of the kingdom besides the beasts encountered during the opening of the wasteland are the jackals. In order to deal with the gnolls, one of the largest wars organized by the Stormwind Kingdom was to gather three full brigades and 3,000 soldiers to encircle and suppress a large gnoll tribe. Except for this big war, the rest are mostly small disputes of a few dozen people and one or two hundred people.
The Great War of Three Thousand Men...... Ainan only has two for this - hehe.
If 3,000 people is a big war, then how can tens of thousands be counted?
A mega war?
What about 100,000?
What about a million above a hundred thousand?
Well, in this world where productivity is extremely backward, if you want to organize a war of 100,000 people, unless it is a war of annihilation, millions of people don't even think about it, and the massive amount of materials needed will directly crush the logistics department.
The wars you have experienced are only a little larger than the street fights, and the peace has lasted for a long time, and the armaments are lax in the depths of the kingdom, what can you use to resist the surprise attack of 7,000 high-ranking warriors?
Ainan glanced at Sloane and Marcus and motioned for them to follow. There is a barrier between the undead and humans, and it is much more convenient to have these two human warriors.
While the undead warriors reappeared in this world with neat steps, an officer at the gates of Northshire was bidding farewell to two important people.
"Brother Benedict, Pastor Alonsos, may you spread the Gospel of Light to Stormwind."
Walton looked at the carriage in the distance, saying words of blessing in his mouth, with a pious expression on his face, but secretly pouting directly.
What kind of holy light, what kind of monk, what kind of priest, is just a trick to deceive people, and if his ancestors had been a magician, he would not have been with these people if he had not been in the middle of his family.
Saying that the magic of the light system is a blessing from the gods, and the light element is praised as a god, only these brains are how to deceive people, and no one with a little face and a little bit of the dignity of a magician can do such a thing.
But if I want to flatter such a person and greet him with a smile, what am I?
Walton sighed, feeling sorry for himself. Not only can people fool the entire North County people, but also let those big nobles in Stormwind City send housekeepers to invite them to be guests, he Walton can only smile at this, bend down to send them off, what is the use of despising and scolding in his heart?
Forget it, don't think about it so much, it's all tears when you think too much. Or continue to live in the North County, and wait until there is a shortage in the next place before going to activities, maybe you can be promoted from squadron leader to captain, and then take a thousand soldiers to the east of the Red Ridge Mountains to deal with the jackals, and if you are lucky enough to make enough feats to revive the family's former glory, it is not known. It is said that the boy Marcobride is very interested in his position, and perhaps he will take over the position of sheriff of North County in the future.
"Captain Walton, there's an accident, there's an accident in North County."
One of the guards ran in a hurry, shouting as he ran. Walton followed the sound and saw that the guard was punched away by a figure rushing from behind.
can beat a man of one hundred and sixty or seventy pounds out with one punch, how powerful is this punch?
Walton's pupils shrank, and he secretly said trouble.
Generally speaking, no one dares to make trouble in this part of North County, but once it makes trouble, it is not easy to settle it, because the troublemakers are either hard in the background or hard in their fists, and no matter which one they encounter, it is not a good thing for Walton, who is in charge of law and order.
"What? Attacking the guards, you are provoking the majesty of the kingdom. ”
Walton shouted at his opponent's behavior, drew his sword and rushed forward, and behind him was a group of guards enraged by the attack on their colleagues.
Want to win with more people?
The assailant snorted coldly, and behind him appeared like ghosts thousands of companions wearing steel full-body armor that wrapped all parts of their bodies tightly.
Walton was dumbfounded, and the anger on the faces of the guards in the North County disappeared, leaving only inexplicable shock and bewilderment.
When did such a group of people come to North County?
Walton swore to his head that he had never seen such an army enter the North Shire.
Army?
That's right, it's the army, and apart from the army, Walton can't think of anyone else who can create so much armor, and who else can organize so many people. Look at the uniform steps of these people as they march, lined up in a formation that is comparable to the ranks of the elite legions of the kingdom, whether they are not soldiers or adventurers.
Who brought so many elite soldiers into the North County without knowing it, and what was his purpose?
Walton retreated, this was clearly going to be a big thing, and it was better for a small person like him not to participate.
I think so, but Walton is also the sheriff of North County, and others can't run him. So he had to bite the bullet and resist the urge to turn around and run away and ask the other party, "Who are you?" ”
The man who flew the guard took off his helmet and looked at Walton, "You are Walton, the sheriff of Northshire, my name is Sloane, and I am ordered by Count Neras Elam to take back Northshire." ”
Who Neras Elam is, I haven't heard of it.
Walton went through his mind several times, counting and counting the big men of the kingdom, and found that he had not heard the name of the earl in the mouth of the other party.
Is it a fabricated name or am I unheard?
Walton was very entangled, but the duties of the sheriff of the North County still made him weakly protest: "This is the territory of the kingdom. ”
Sloan's feet stomped, and a spider's web appeared on the ground, a fine crack formed by the earth's thrashing with great force.
Swallowing with difficulty, although the other party did not speak, Walton had already understood what Sloanan meant - the territory of the kingdom? What kind of thing is that, the uncle doesn't recognize it.
The other party's fist was hard, and Walton knew that he couldn't afford to provoke him, so he shrank back and didn't dare to speak again. The territory belongs to the kingdom, and the life is one's own, and the territory is lost to the noble lord in power to worry about, and he is now a small magistrate, taking care of his own life.
Seeing that Walton didn't dare to speak again, Sloanan pointed at him: "You go and bring a message to Stormwind City, Rhine robbed the Earl's territory for no reason, he has to give us an explanation, otherwise he should know the consequences." ”
The other party was aggressive and spoke with a sense of urgency, and Walton had to suspect that the royal family had done something sorry for them.
It is rumored that this northern county was originally the domain of an earl, but it was somehow taken back by the royal family, could it be that the earl's descendants returned?
With a head full of questions, Walton set out on his way to Stormwind.
"If I had known something like this was going to happen, I would have asked Pastor Alonsos to wait and have a ride."